101 California Street

101 California Street
Viewed from Front Street near California Street
Former names	Itel Building
General information
Type	Commercial offices
Location	101 California Street San Francisco, California
Coordinates	37°47′34″N 122°23′53″W / 37.79285°N 122.39793°W / 37.79285; -122.39793Coordinates: 37°47′34″N 122°23′53″W / 37.79285°N 122.39793°W / 37.79285; -122.39793
Construction started	1979
Completed	1982
Owner	Hines Interests Limited Partnership
Management	Hines Interests Limited Partnership
Height
Roof	183 m (600 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	48
Floor area	1,250,000 sq ft (116,000 m²)
Lifts/elevators	32
Design and construction
Architect	Philip Johnson / John Burgee Eli Attia Architects Kendall/Heaton Associates Inc.
Developer	Hines Interests Limited Partnership
Structural engineer	CBM Engineers
References
^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

101 California Street is a 48-story office skyscraper completed in 1982 in the Financial District of San Francisco, California. The 183 m (600 ft) tower, providing 1,250,000 sq ft (116,000 m²) of office space, is bounded by California, Davis, Front, and Pine Streets near Market Street.

Description

The faceted cylindrical tower features a seven story, glass enclosed lobby and a granite plaza with flower beds and a fountain. During the holiday season, a platform with many oversized Christmas ornaments is added to the plaza. The building's entrance is very similar to that of 101 Park Avenue in New York City, and was also designed by Philip Johnson and John Burgee in 1982.

101 California is equipped with a total of thirty-two elevators, with twenty-two serving the tower; two serving floors 45 through 48; four serving the triangular annex building; two serving the garage; and two for freight.^[5] The eight stairwells throughout the building are intended for emergency use only.^[5]

1993 shooting

The building is the site of what has become known as the 101 California Street shootings, a mass murder which occurred there in 1993. On July 1, Gian Luigi Ferri, a disgruntled client of the law firm Pettit & Martin, entered their offices on the 34th floor and killed eight people and wounded six before killing himself. The event was a catalyst in the passage of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, a drive initiated by California Senator Dianne Feinstein to ban assault weapons.^[6] A terraced garden in the plaza in front of the building is now dedicated to the victims.

Tenants

Booz & Company
CBRE Group
Beazley Group
Susquehanna International Group
Merrill Lynch
Cooley LLP
National Standard Finance
Deutsche Bank
Morgan Stanley
Winston & Strawn
Blackstone Group (now known as PJT Partners)
Russell Reynolds
Business Wire

Gallery

Looking up at 101 California, highlighting the faceted cylindrical structure.

Tower street view
The seven story, glass enclosed lobby atrium
Plaza's terraced gardens

References

↑ 101 California Street at CTBUH Skyscraper Database
↑ 101 California Street at Emporis
↑ 101 California Street at SkyscraperPage
↑ 101 California Street at Structurae
1 2 Property Management Office (2010). "101 California Tenant Manual" (.PDF). Hines Interests Limited Partnership: 5, 6. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
↑ Harriet Chiang (1 July 2003). "10 Years After: 101 California Massacre Victims Helped Toughen Gun Laws". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2010-02-20.

External links

Tallest buildings in San Francisco

Skyscrapers over 500 feet (150 m)	Transamerica Pyramid 555 California Street 345 California Center Millennium Tower One Rincon Hill South Tower 50 Fremont Center 101 California Street 575 Market Street Four Embarcadero Center One Embarcadero Center 44 Montgomery One Market Plaza Spear Tower One Sansome Street One Rincon Hill North Tower One Front Street First Market Tower McKesson Plaza 425 Market Street Montgomery Tower

Highrises over 400 feet (120 m)	333 Bush Street Hilton San Francisco Union Square Tower I Pacific Gas & Electric Building 50 California Street St. Regis Museum Tower 100 Pine Center 45 Fremont Street 333 Market Street 650 California Street 555 Mission Street The Infinity II 100 First Plaza 340 Fremont Street 399 Fremont Street One California San Francisco Marriott Marquis Russ Building 140 New Montgomery Jasper JPMorgan Chase Building The Paramount Providian Financial Building Three Embarcadero Center Two Embarcadero Center 350 Mission Street 595 Market Street 123 Mission Street 101 Montgomery Embarcadero West 100 Van Ness Avenue LUMINA

Highrises over 300 feet (91 m)	One Maritime Plaza Four Seasons Hotel Westin St. Francis 456 Montgomery Plaza 535 Mission Street Shell Building Park Central Hotel San Francisco 222 Second Street 199 Fremont Street Hilton San Francisco Financial District One Market Plaza Steuart Tower 425 California Street 100 Montgomery Street Grand Hyatt San Francisco Fox Plaza 101 Second Street NEMA 580 California Street 601 California Street The Infinity I Hilton San Francisco Union Square Tower II 450 Sutter Street InterContinental San Francisco Stevenson Place 150 California Street 225 Bush Street 505 Montgomery Street Blue Shield of California Building Fairmont San Francisco 180 Montgomery Street KPMG Building Central Plaza Sir Francis Drake Hotel The Summit W San Francisco 353 Sacramento Street 555 Market Street Bank of California Building Phillip Burton Federal Building Ritz-Carlton Club and Residences San Francisco Marriott Union Square 88 Kearny Street 388 Market Street Commercial Union Assurance Building Hunter-Dulin Building One Bush Plaza San Francisco City Hall McAllister Tower Apartments Mark Hopkins Hotel Mills Tower Central Tower

Under construction	Salesforce Tower 181 Fremont Street Park Tower at Transbay 706 Mission Street 41 Tehama Street

Planned and proposed	Oceanwide Center I & II Palace Hotel Residential Tower Treasure Island development 524 Howard Street

See also: San Francisco Designated Landmarks, Buildings and structures in San Francisco

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